Thread cleaner



W. T. MUNSON THREAD CLEANER Dec. 25, 1934.

Filed April 27, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheep 1 WLZZZrd EJ 132 0;

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THREAD CLEANER Filed April 27, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ami-mu? 6 5 glnim'ntor e .0 19.2 twi l-Spe m t? Nineteenth storm Patented Dec. 25, 1934 n new.

I assignoreto I i meme: cauins'eud Albert B', eamns, both '6! Sci-amen; 1 2a., u'eopartner's doing: business asollins'tsupplyvk-Equipment 60-13 i, v li" i61 ji A ri 27;.1933, seam No.

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ador e dlkre ke rra ee-h t r I qk tliw i W R eW iIELe fir l hew lr e eme: dn n ea lyi-irl m ienlflfid'ehdih t 21 f h I braeketwhiohhtinelude plate 22 having' an ope n t9 c iv f en meansrby whi h eyf tte editd an pr iat 2 part the; ningfniec hinei-fj' lheenlarged bokiy '21 e i heibm n ibrn s W tha- 19 th r iiehi toflt cei nesiom am bl d s 25 andv ine 'h lg adwtb tnwi eis rm w h ou a egQZQ shown to be centrally of the angififidmragis'ier the-blaqe'all jzhgugh itn ey vary fmm tinposition if desired. llh rk n ine q l'on ieiacea e c oi h q extendnna rt way ecross the width of the blade, are g Qdented to b'e'receijled again 5t the inclined faces 3 '31; f 1 tab i mlifi be 3 w h 63* tends up ron; the 'platef 22l The b1 ade's25 and 26 are formed 'with grofind longitudinal edges. In c ting-wo d bpt ed esg e hb a e ar ground e th t the li ee b se n y e for end put also side for side." The corner por- 1 ,ad es fnpoii both racesther'eof are pm e win"inqex' eteqte spas s o n h portion ogeach pledebtween the ends thereof 4!) inwardly of the ofisfigbn ground. portions thereof constitutes an abutting edge; which is adapted to abut against the edge of the @djacent or abutting plade, andtheqesired widthof cleaning slot isf formed by combining the ofifset portions of the two b1ades,that 1e, adding the indicia designating one ofisetportion'of one blade to the indicia diesigneting the onset portion of the other blade, it 4 I v )7 being nnderstood thet eachnumeral sets forth for" cqning n aehineihn n; thewire the-exeet ofiset intHousendths of an inch. ,50 step motion rlo threa id l l Referring to Figiire 5, at one side of the blade passing through such machine" and. un er; the elot zi is-ra, protection pressure plate 33} having mi es enim tiontlev nz m 11: idewin s .4 vsl th intuf i pl w ap d to The: mn o esiibmci et;. p A ed henqa h eng g i i $19 i i h v m et mb rmtioeievex A0 an 1mm: adivfitine em is .Ie1? 1@ f Th? w t hcronv semsuiracegz-z and'zs tin 2 5 i slots 36 are wider than the claws 35 to permit of the plate 33 being advanced by the screw '37 tightly against the blades.

In the use of the device, the thread 11 passes upwardly between the blades 25 and 26, as shown in Figure 1, over the-thread guide 18 and under the wirestopinotion lever Theiwings 1 2 and 13 act as! a guard for the wirestop motionon the coning machine. The larger wing 12 tends to 10 stop the wire stop lever 10 from pulling up too far. In other words, it steadies the lever 19 as the thread passes under this breakage "-"Iever -10'.='- The tension of the thread ll holdsthe lever 1Q back against this larger win -1 2 .on'wthe cleaner thus producing an uneven tension.

The small wing 13 is for the purpose of-check- 20 ing the. travel of the h Thebladesfas'shown infFfigure-f are adjusted to n i. nthqus dth 1 17021a re rer seiit'ed ty; the index "characters B" and 2', on the corner portions of; adjacent edges .,'of the" blades hr -W i h lihrea i e s 'he. I' be reversed side for'f'side and end fend-which g'iv a great many ground surface an the blades permitting of 1a greatwariet "of'c earanees nd variations; 7 The: protection plate '33 is devised for the jpure ip eio' ro ectin hqif eidf th e f bl d which contacts with this plate from being marred y u rthe t serew-w i c rh l th 'q h r blades in.. a set positionif "other words, the1f;localize'd pressu i'fon'the f d tithe setserewffi? willinot be directly, receivedfagainst the ground -edg e' 'of the' blad jbutjthe 'setflfse'rew pres'sureis tran m tted thr he, letek33 Y, h c es/a de. re o i h a w h th f' undB r e'of the blade," and'consequently the :pressure will be distributed 'over'j. this wide area without any bad effect; h rac t may e d e-' s i 'and, th plate" 33 may be 5a steel. stamping although the a'cture are relamaterial andjmeth l v u im qt a i f H V, 'iam' wa e tha a he o or ibe n promsedfb' j s rever e hum n 'wheret a l d fm y 811810 'r'i ed sid to deg ea h n gd if t n lj a ia n ,"myw f a a etw en the blades is" affordedgj Ini other word's'leach blade i has four wearin surfaces. V b, b iii i o vio i t a izia l an "'a 'm cations maybejmade in the 'details'of construci 31 -v 1 cifft f-a o e ifi lly X Iib TQmb Qii eWii Q i lt gnifirllt w tla t departing rromftne n thereof, Shchdharige'S and modifications 'beingirestricted jby the' ground edge of one of the blades over a wide surface and having wings and claws at the sides thereof, said claws playing loosely in said slots, and a set screw carried by the bracket for engaging the plate.

3. A thread cleaner comprising a bracket includingarplate having means -,to.- attach same to a' coning machine .haviiigf 'a, ;s'top mot io n,' .an abutment rising up from said plate, said bracket having; an enlarged portion with an opening theresaid abutnient, a web rising from said enlarged portion; and having; a slotted boss therein, a guide bracket. If such wing were -not; provided, the-z? thread tension would carry the stop lever lfl -up farther and would cause it torvibrate eonsiderably having a: supporting bolt extending through a slot with meansitmsecure the same in adjustable position, and .wings, upstanding from said web lying "atopposite'sides of the stop motion.

singlyend for end or edge' for edg'e'; f-

5. As new articles of manufactureEapair}of thread cleaning bladesyeach blade comprisiiig an elongatedflat member having blad' abutting pertions on the opposite "longitudinal lgstheiedf spaced inwardly from the ends of -the'blade; that portion of each blade on each edge thereof mt: w'aidly o fjthe abutting portion --being; inwardly oifset'froni'the abutting portion wherebyto form a} cleaning slot1outwardly of the abutting edges of the blades," the offset-portionbnone'side'of an abutting portion being offset to a degree differ e'fitf from thebffset portion on the other side of the labutting'f portion, each blade j having each end so formed 'asto provide an inwardly convergent guide slot irre's'pectiveof 'whether'the blades be reversed together endfon'end, edge for edge; or singly end'for *end 'or' edge for eagle.

, 6, As new articles of manufacture a painof thread cleaning; blades, each blade comprisingan elongated flat" member having] blade abutting portions on the opposite longitudinal; edgesthereof spaced inwardly'fronithe ends of theblade,

that portion of each blade on each edge-thereof outwardly of the"abutting portiozf' being-inward- 1y offset fromthe abutting? portion wherebyto form aCIeaning slot between the pair of -fblad es outwardly of the "abuttingedges; thefofiset portion'on one side of an-abuttingportio'n being offset to, a degree different ii-em: theflofiset' portion on the other side-o'f the abutting portion and no two offset portions being ofthe same de gree and'each' offset portion of orieifbladebeing different from the offset portions"ofithe other blade; 'indiciaon a face" of "each blade to indicate the depth of each offset portion-{ and eachjblade havingjeach end soformed as to rovid'e aninw'ardly convergent g'uide slot"- 'i rresp'eet'ive' bf whether the bladesbe reversed together end 'for end; edge for edge, r's'ingly" end for end or edge ge; 7. f: I I 7. The combination wi V abracket adapted to be mounted on 'a co'ningf-ma'chineoff'a pair of thread cleaning blades";-eachblade comprising an elongated fiat member having blade abutting portions on the opposite longitudinal edges thereof outwardly of the abutting portion being inwardly offset from the abutting portion whereby to form a. cleaning slot between the blades outwardly of the abutting edges of the blades, each blade having each end so formed as to provide an inwardly convergent guide slot irrespective of whether the blades be reversed together end for end, edge for edge, or singly endlfor end or edge for edge.

WILLARD T. MUNSON. 

